Mateusz (Jude) Sowinski

Gap Year Intern

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Mateusz (Jude) Sowinski

Gap Year Intern

Jude has excelled in multiple coding competitions, including being a runner-up in 2018’s HackYeah, the biggest stationary hackathon in Europe.

Mateusz, known as Jude, is a high school graduate who decided to take a gap year to pursue a career in web development, which they have been learning for nearly a decade. They have participated and excelled in multiple coding competitions, including placing 1st in the “Grarantanna” Game Jam hosted by the Ministry of Digital Affairs in Poland and being a runner-up in 2018’s HackYeah, the biggest stationary hackathon in Europe.

Jude has proven themself as an exceptional team leader during “Zwierciadła” - the largest nation-wide theatre event in Poland. They led the IT&Photo team, successfully revived the event’s social media page, revamped its website, and dealt with multiple partners.

Jude is also a human rights activist and loves raising awareness of pressing social issues. They have devoted their teen years to fighting for equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community and other discriminated social groups in Poland. Their latest project is a wiki of all the hate-inspired acts and crimes committed by public figures. It was inspired by the sheer amount of hate coming from the ruling party and the clergy in Poland.

In their free time, Jude loves to teach their boyfriend how to code. They both plan to move to a Nordic country.

Jude is interning in Tech & Product Development.

Schools

Zamoy Lublin

Languages

English, Polish